Projects
GGS Survey findings on partnership and fertility
Project contributors: Perelli-Harris B, Berrington A, Maslovskaya O, Kuang B, Chang G,
This Project is part of the following research programme/s:
Overview
The Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) aims to better understand how young and mid-life adults in the UK are transitioning to adulthood, forming partnerships and families, and coping with recent economic, social, and political uncertainty. The project team are collecting nationally representative data from people in the UK using a complex online survey. This is the first time the GGS has been conducted in the UK, with the UK previously omitted from many cross-national comparisons.
This project focusses on the survey findings including survey participants reproductive intentions, fertility treatments, miscarriages, and abortions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
Publications & Activities
COVID-19, the Cost-of-Living Crisis, and Intergenerational Coresidence in the United Kingdom: New Insights From the UK Generations and Gender Survey
Population Association of America (PAA) Conference 2024 (2024). (Columbus, Ohio)
Authors: Berrington A, Perelli-Harris B,
Has a New Age of Post Pandemic Work Arrangements Allowed Parents to More Equally Share Childcare Chores?
University of St Andrews Population and Health Research Group Seminars (2024). (University of St Andrews)
Authors: Kuang B,
COVID-19, the Cost of Living Crisis and Intergenerational Co-residence in the UK: New insights from the UK GGS.
Population Association of America Conference 2024 Annual Meeting (2024). (Columbus, Ohio, USA)
Authors: Berrington A,
Who uses childcare in the UK and how much does it cost?
University of Southampton, CPC (2024). Series Number: 73.
Authors: Kuang B, Perelli-Harris B, Berrington A,
Intending to remain childless: Are concerns about climate change and overpopulation the cause?
University of Southampton, CPC (2024). Series Number: 72.
Authors: Berrington A, Kuang B, Perelli-Harris B,
Fielding a long online survey: Evidence from the first Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) in the UK
General Online Research Conference 2023 (2023). (University of Kassel, Germany)
Authors: Maslovskaya O, Chang G, Perelli-Harris B,
Are worries about the future and Brexit voting behaviours related to fertility intentions?
7th GGP User Conference (2023). (Warsaw School of Economics)
Authors: Kuang B, Berrington A, Perelli-Harris B,
Are worries about the future and Brexit voting behaviours related to fertility intentions? New Evidence from the UK Gender and Generations Survey
British Society Population Studies Conference 2023 (2023). (Keele)
Authors: Berrington A, Kuang B, Perelli-Harris B,
The Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) in the UK: Results from user testing and methodological experiments
ESRA Conference (2023). (Milan, Italy)
Authors: Maslovskaya O, Chang G, Perelli-Harris B, Berrington A,
Media
You and Yours BBC Radio 4. 2024
Dr Bernice Kuang is interviewed on the You and Yours programme about the reasons for the falling birth rate.
The Rise And Rise Of The Birth Strike Elle . 2024
Research findings from our UK GGS team were mentioned in Elle Magazine yesterday on how the world is feeling increasingly precarious to those considering having children.
'Childless by choice' the new norm amongst young UK adults Commonwealth Union. 2024
Childless Future? Birth Rate Plunging as Millennials Decide Against Being Parents Read Selective. 2024
The UK Generations and Gender Survey Youtube. 2024
Launching the UK's first Generations and Gender Survey. This video provides information about the GGS, how the data can be used, and policy applications.
Climate Concerns Causing Many Millennials To Not Want Children Zenger News. 2024
Just 20% of young adults keen to have children
Research by the UK Generations and Gender Survey quoted in national news about the rising number of adults intending not to have children. Read the full findings in CPC-CG Policy Briefing 72: Intending to remain childless: Are concerns about climate change and overpopulation the cause? And in CPC-CG Policy Briefing 73: Who uses childcare in the UK and how much does it cost?
One in three millennials say they NEVER want to have children as UK birth rates continue to fall The Daily Mail . 2024
Research by the UK Generations and Gender Survey quoted in The Daily Mail about the rising number of adults intending not to have children. Read the full findings in CPC-CG Policy Briefing 72: Intending to remain childless: Are concerns about climate change and overpopulation the cause? And in CPC-CG Policy Briefing 73: Who uses childcare in the UK and how much does it cost?
